STS 9 INVENTION AND LUDDISM

Cards (7)

  • Technological system consist of 1. techniques and practice 2. resources, tools and materials 3. Artifacts 4. Ends/function/valences 5. Background knowledge and skills 6. Social organization
  • Technological system consist of 1. techniques and practice 2. resources, tools and materials 3. Artifacts 4. Ends/function/valences 5. Background knowledge and skills 6. Social organization
  • Agricultural Revolution 8000 BC - allowed settled communities
  • Industrial Revolution 1700s - Steam engine, then gasoline-driven combustion engine
  • Luddite and Luddism refer to anyone who opposes industrial technology, or technology more generally
  • Luddite and Luddism refer to anyone who opposes industrial technology, or technology more generally
  • Knowledge Revolution 20th century - Better record keeping and communication.